HIGHWAY CAPACITY MANUAL 2010: NEW SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION METHODOLOGY James A. Bonneson, Ph.D., P.E. Texas Transportation ti Institute t Housekeeping 2 All participant phone lines are muted to avoid distractions during presentations. Questions can be asked via the Question Pod. Only the instructor and moderator will see the questions submitted. Questions & Answer session at the end of the presentation or at specific time during the presentation. Citrix /Go-To-Webinar Customer Service: 1-800-263-6317. Select Go-to- Webinar (#2)Technical Support for login assistance or help during the Webinar. 1
Earn Course Credit 3 Successful completion of this Web briefing includes: Verification of attendance Completion of course evaluation Passage of assessment These requirements must be met to earn 1.5 PDH/.2 IACET CEU At the conclusion of the course you will receive an email with directions to the online course evaluation and quiz. Instructor 4 James A. Bonneson, P.E., Ph.D. Senior Research Engineer Texas Transportation Institute College Station, Texas, USA 2
Introductory Session 5 Overview and Background Instructor t Briefing series overview Objectives and scope Background Presentation overview Briefing Series Overview 6 HCM 2010 Overview April 12 New Active Traffic Mgmt. Chapter April 14 Unsignalized Intersections April 26 Multi-modal Urban Streets April 28 New Signalized Intersections May 17 Multi-modal Urban Streets: Auto Mode May 19 Alternative Tools: Micro simulation models June 21 New Freeway Weaving Methodology June 23 Enhancements to the Freeway Facilities July 19 Enhanced Planning Methods July 21 3
Objectives and Scope 7 Learning Objectives Learn about new capabilities of the signalized intersections methodology Understand how the methodology can be used to evaluate intersection operation Scope of Presentation HCM 2010 Signalized intersections Automobile methodology Background 8 Research Leading to HCM 2010 35 references in Signalized Intersections chapter Messer and Fambro. Critical Lane Analysis for Intersection Design. TRR 644, 1977. Akcelik. ARRB Report 123 - Traffic Signals: Capacity and Timing Analysis, 1981. Reilly, et al. Signalized Intersection Capacity Method,, NCHRP Project 3-28(2), JHK & Associates, 1983. 4
Background 9 Research Leading to HCM 2010 Prassas and Roess. Left-Turn Adjustment for Permitted Turns from Shared Lane Groups. TRR 1398, 1993. Fambro, Rouphail, Sloup, Daniels, Li, Anwar, and Engelbrecht. Highway Capacity Manual Revisions of Chapters 9 and 11. Report FHWA-RD-96-088, 1996. Courage, g, Fambro, Akcelik, Lin, Anwar, Viloria. Capacity Analysis of Traffic-Actuated Intersections, NCHRP Project 3-48, 1996. 10 Background Research Leading to HCM 2010 NCHRP Project 3-79, Measuring and Predicting the Performance of Automobile Traffic on Urban Streets (2007) NCHRP Project 3-70, Multimodal Level of Service Analysis for Urban Streets (2008) NCHRP Project 3-92, Production of the Year 2010 Highway Capacity Manual (2010) Reports Available At: http://www.hcm2010.org/ 5
Presentation Overview 11 Session 1 Content and Structure Session 2 Methodology Basics Session 3 New Capabilities Questions 12 Format for Questions Enter questions/comments t in the Question Pod. After each session, I will spend about five minutes addressing as many as possible 6
Presentation Overview 13 Session 1 Content and Structure Session 2 Methodology Basics Session 3 New Capabilities Session 1 14 Content and Structure Background HCQSC vision for chapter HCM 2010 organization Chapter outline 7
Background 15 HCM 2000 Signalized Intersections Chapter 10 Ub Urban Streets t Concepts Terminology and variables Required inputs and default values 19 pages Chapter 16 Signalized Intersections Influence of upstream signal based on arrival type Requires phase duration as an input Auto performance Worksheet description 161 pages 16 HCQSC Vision for HCM 2010 Multi-Modal Evaluation Incorporate pedestrian and bicycle methodologies Improve Procedures Add procedure for actuated phase duration Improve delay and queue length procedures Manual Worksheet Description not Required Computational intensity of some calculations more than can be worked with worksheet Working with software developers to implement 8
HCM 2010 Organization 17 Volume 1 - Concepts Vl Volume 2 Ui Uninterrupted Flow Volume 3 Interrupted Flow Volume 4 Applications Guide http://www.hcm2010.org/ HCM 2010 Organization 18 Volume 1 - Concepts Vl Volume 2 Ui Uninterrupted Flow Volume 3 Interrupted Flow Chapter 18: Signalized Intersections Volume 4 Applications Guide Chapter 31: Signalized Intersections: Supplemental 9
Chapter 18 19 Signalized Intersections Introduction Level of service criteria Required input data Scope and limitations Methodology Automobile mode (refers to Chapter 31 for some details ) Pedestrian mode Bicycle mode Applications Default values Example Problems 107 pages Chapter 31 20 Signalized Intersections: Supplemental Traffic Signal Concepts Capacity and Phase Duration Queue Accumulation Polygon Queue Storage Ratio Quick Estimation Method Field Measurement Techniques Control delay; Saturation flow rate Computational Engine Documentation 124 pages 10
Questions? 21 Content and Structure Background HCQSC vision for chapter HCM 2010 organization Chapter outline Questions on Content or Structure? Enter questions/comments in the Question Pod. Presentation Overview 22 Session 1 Content and Structure Session 2 Methodology Basics Session 3 New Capabilities 11
Session 2 23 Methodology Basics Calculation l framework New terms New concepts New input data Performance measures 24 Calculation Framework Ten Steps Determine groups Movement group flow Lane group flow Saturation flow Arrivals on green 12
25 Calculation Framework Ten Steps Phase duration Capacity Delay LOS Queue length New Terms 26 Movement Group A turn movement in an exclusive lane is a group All remaining lanes are one group Lane Group A turn movement in an exclusive lane is a group Any shared lane is a group All remaining lanes are one group Difference Between Group Types Apparent for mix of shared and exclusive lanes 13
New Terms 27 Movement Group Useful for describing needed input data Lane Group Used as basis for analysis Number of Lanes Movements by Lanes Movement Groups (MG) Lane Groups (LG) 1 Left,thru.,&right: thru., right: MG 1: LG 1: Exclusive left: MG 1: LG 1: Exclusive left: 5 Through: LG 2: Through: MG 2: Thru. & right: LG 3: 28 New Concepts Peak Hour Factor (PHF) Converts peak hour to peak 15-min flow rate HCM 2010 uses Intersection PHF PHF is based on total entering volume during common 15- min period Each movement has same value of PHF HCM 2000 used Movement PHFs Each movement can have unique value of PHF Approach tended to overestimate flow during the common 15-min peak period 14
New Concepts 29 Level of Service Criteria (LOS) No change in threshold values V/C ratio now used (with delay) for lane group LOS New Concepts 30 Movement Numbers Vehicle Movements Pedestrian Movements Minor Street 14 4 7 Major Street 5 2 12 6P 16 8P 6 4P 1 2P 3 8 18 15
New Concepts Dual-Ring Structure 31 Ring defines sequence of conflicting movements Barrier separates movements on each street Example sequence for two one-way streets Major Street Phases Minor Street Phases Ring 1 Ring 2 Φ1 Φ2 Φ3 Φ4 4P 4 7 2 12 2P Φ5 Φ6 Φ7 Φ8 Barrier Barrier Protected Movement Permitted Movement Pedestrian Movement Time New Concepts 32 Dual-Ring Structure Example sequence for leading left-turn phases Left-turn phase times first, then opposing through phase Major Street Phases Minor Street Phases Ring 1 Ring 2 Φ1 Φ2 Φ3 Φ4 1 5 4P 14 4 2 12 2P 3 Φ5 Φ6 6P Φ7 Φ8 7 16 6 5 1 8 18 8P Barrier Barrier Protected Movement Permitted Movement Pedestrian Movement Time 16
33 New Input Data Traffic Approach speed Controller Settings Passage time (vehicle interval, unit extension) Maximum green Minimum green Walk + pedestrian. clear Recall (min, max, ped) Detector Design Detector length X New Input Data 34 PPLT w/flashing Yellow (Dallas Phasing) Permissive left period is concurrent with conflicting through phase Φ1 1 Φ2 2 12 2P Permissive period Φ6 Φ5 6P 16 6 5 Traditional PPLT Φ1 Φ2 1 2 12 2P Permissive left period is concurrent with adjacent through phase (less green arrow) Φ6 Φ5 6P 16 6 5 17
New Input Data 35 HCM 2000 Input Average phase duration for actuated t control No longer an input for HCM 2010 Replicating Pretimed Control Set maximum green to desired duration Set Recall to max Performance Measures 36 Measures in HCM 2010 Control delay Volume-to-capacity ratio Queue storage ratio Ratio of back-of-queue to available storage Ratio > 1.0 indicates queue spillover Probability of phase termination by max out 18
37 Questions? Methodology Basics Calculation framework New terms New concepts New input data Performance measures Questions on Methodology Basics? Enter questions/comments in the Question Pod. Presentation Overview 38 Session 1 Content and Structure Session 2 Methodology Basics Session 3 New Capabilities 19
Session 3 39 New Capabilities At Actuated td phase duration Uniform delay Queue length Evaluation possibilities Actuated Phase Duration 40 Procedure Overview Compute queue service time (g s ) Compute green extension time (g e ) Example: exclusive lane, through movement les in Queue r Q r g s g e g s g g e Number of Vehicl 0 0 q r 1 1 s - q g time, s 20
Actuated Phase Duration 41 Procedure Overview Process is iterative Choose a starting value, compute other variables, find convergence Green = f(queue service time, green extension) Queue service time = f(lane vol., sat. flow rate, cycle) Cycle length = f(green) Green extension = f(green, queue service time, cycle) Sat. flow rate for lefts = f(green) Lane volume = f(sat. flow rate) 42 Actuated Phase Duration Calibration Simulation data Data point one-hour average for one phase Simulated Gre een Duration (y), s 60 50 40 30 20 y = 0.97x + 0.50 R 2 = 0.97 10 Standard Deviation = 2.1 s 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 1 1 Computed Green Duration (x), s 21
Uniform Delay 43 HCM 2000 Procedure for Estimating Delay Equation based on area of triangle Works well for protected movements in an exclusive lane (or lanes) Red Phase Duration, D p s in Queue Number of Vehicles 1 Arrival Rate, q r Q r 1 Queue Discharge Rate, s - q g 0 0 time, s Uniform Delay 44 2010 HCM Procedure for Estimating Delay Computes delay as area of queue polygon Works for all movements and lane assignments Permitted, protected, protected-permitted Exclusive lane, shared lane Number of Vehic cles in Queue 0 0 Q 1 Q 2 D 1 D 2 D 3 D 4 Q 3 w q time, s 22
45 Uniform Delay Calibration Simulation data Data point one-hour average for one phase rol Delay (y), s/veh Simulated Contr 60 50 40 30 20 y = 1.03x - 1.70 R 2 = 0.92 10 Standard Deviation = 3.0 s/veh 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 1 1 Computed Control Delay (x), s/veh 46 Queue Length Back-of-Queue Maximum backward extent of queued vehicles during a typical cycle When back-of-queue reached, not likely to be more than one vehicle stopped Queued Vehicle Vehicle that fully stops because of signal Full Stop Vehicle slows to zero (or crawl speed) because of change from green to red 23
Queue Length 47 Components of Back-of-Queue, Q Q = Q 1 + Q 2 + Q 3 First term (Q 1 ) Queue due to signal cycle Second term (Q 2 ) Queue due to cycle failure (random overflow) Queue due to oversaturation Third term (Q 3 ) Queue due to initial queue at start of analysis period 48 Queue Length First Term Back-of-Queue HCM 2010 is based on stopped vehicles HCM 2000 is based on slowing + stopped vehicles Stopped Slowing Q 1 24
Queue Length 49 New Capabilities Focus on fully stopped vehicles Models for predicting all three terms refined Percentile queue length equation refined Evaluation Possibilities 50 Possible Scenarios Impact of flashing yellow prot.-perm. left-turn Impact of providing protected right-turn phase Impact of changes to various actuated controller settings Maximum green Passage time Phase recall (ped., min., max) Impact of signal operation on ped. or bicyclist 25
51 Software Availability HCS 2010 (McTrans) HCS+ users with active support subscriptions will receive HCS 2010 automatically by mail VISUM 11.5 (PTV) May 2011 service pack will include HCM 2010 method for pretimed signalized intersections TEAPAC Complete 2010 (Strong Concepts) Questions? 52 New Capabilities Actuated phase duration Uniform delay Queue length Evaluation possibilities Questions on New Capabilities? Enter questions/comments in the Question Pod. 26
Closure 53 Forthcoming Briefings Mlti Multi-modal l Urban Streets: t Auto Mode May 19 New Material on the Use of Alternative Tools June 21 New Freeway Weaving Methodology June 23 Enhancements to the Freeway Facilities July 19 Enhanced Planning Methods & Application of Generalized Service Volume Tables Jl July 21 Thanks for your time! Thank You 54 Please provide your feedback. A link to an online Web briefing evaluation will follow in an e-mail to Web briefing registrants. Please distribute this email to participants at your site. The evaluation will close in one week. Questions/Comments Professional Development Department ITE 1627 Eye St., NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 202-785-0060 ext. 155;fax: 202-785-0609; pdinfo@ite.org 27